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Bulb & Blossom meeting set Monday The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday in the home of Fran Guillory. This meeting will be the plant exchange and all members are asked to bring a plant. Membership is open to anyone wishing to take part.

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CDA Court 208 meeting set Monday Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold itsmonthly meeting at 6 p.m., Monday at the Jeanmard Hall. All members and potential members (Catholic females who are 18 years of age and older) are invited to attend.

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Annual Parade of Paws set March 2 The third annual Parade of Paws will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday on South 2nd Street. Costumes are required. One can pre-register their pup at the Mayor’s office and Holly’s Hobbies. All proceeds will benefit animals in need in Eunice.

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French Table at Le Vieux Village The French Table at Le Vieux Village will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.. Wednesday in the Whiteville School House at Le Vieux Village, 828 E. Landry St., in Opelousas. French speaker of all dialects are welcome.

Cameron-Schlumberger lays off workers in Ville Platte

By Tony Marks Ville Platte Gazette VILLE PLATTE — Recent developments in the oil and gas industry forced the layoff of about 70 employees at the Cameron-Schlumberger plant inside the Industrial Park.

Acadia Parish Police Jury OKs pay raise for secretary-treasurer

By Steve Bandy Crowley Post-Signal CROWLEY – The secretary-treasurer of the Acadia Parish Police Jury will get a pay raise, but his term of office is up to the Louisiana Legislature. Currently, the annual salary for the secretary-treasurer in Acadia is $50,000.

From The Eunice News files

From the February 1993 files of The Eunice News. St. Edmund Mock Trial Team. In the top photo is the St. Edmund mock trial team, from left in the back are Misty Arnaud, Kelly Boenig, Amanda Jones, and Stephanie Ardoin.

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French Table at Le Vieux Village The French Table at Le Vieux Village will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.. Feb 27 in the Whiteville School House at Le Vieux Village, 828 E. Landry St., in Opelousas. French speaker of all dialects are welcome.

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COA annual Mardi Gras dance set The St. Landry Council on Aging, Inc. will have its annual Mardi Gras dance from 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 4 at the Northwest Center in Eunice. Music will be provided by Big J & the Zydeco Dog Pound, Admission is $2 for age 60 and over. Anyone under 60 admission is $5.

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COA annual Mardi Gras dance set The St. Landry Council on Aging, Inc. will have its annual Mardi Gras dance from 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 4 at the Northwest Center in Eunice. Music will be provided by Big J & the Zydeco Dog Pound, Admission is $2 for age 60 and over. Anyone under 60 admission is $5.